Official results for the 1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election. JP won the most seats with 140 out of 223.
Total seats: 223. Majority mark: 112.
| Party | Seats | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|
| JP | 140 | 43.7% |
| INC | 65 | 40.9% |
| IND | 13 | 9.4% |
| CPI | 3 | 0.9% |
| CPM | 2 | 0.9% |
| BJP | 2 | 3.9% |
| LKD | 0 | 0.4% |
| ICS | 0 | 0.1% |
| Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin % |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFZALPUR | BHEEMANENI KONDAIAH | JP | 25.0% |
| ALAND | PURNA MUTHAPPA | JP | 1.5% |
| ANEKAL | BOMMAI S. R. | JP | 2.0% |
| ARABHAVI | VIJAYKUMAR G RAMAKRISHNA | INC | 5.5% |
| ARKALGUD | BASAVANT IROLI PATIL | IND | 24.3% |
| ARSIKERE | KOUJALGI SHIVANAND HEMAPPA | JP | 17.3% |
| ATHANI | SHIVAKHANTHA CHETURE | JP | 20.5% |
| AURAD | C. P. MUDLAGIRIYAPPA | INC | 0.1% |
| B.T.M LAYOUT | RANE PRABHAKAR S | INC | 8.5% |
| BABALESHWAR | GOULI MAHADEVAPPA | JP | 8.9% |
| BADAMI | THIMMANGOUDA ANWARI | JP | 13.3% |
| BAGALKOT | RAJA AMARAPPA NAIK | JP | 36.2% |
| BAGEPALLI | K.VASANTHA BANGERA | BJP | 9.7% |
| BAILHONGAL | MALLIKARJUN | INC | 35.7% |
| BANGALORE SOUTH | A.M. HINDASGERI | INC | 12.3% |
| BANGARAPET | P. BASAVARAJ | INC | 11.8% |
| BANTVAL | KALLAPPA PARISHA MAGENNAVAR | JP | 5.8% |
| BASAVAKALYAN | P THIPPESWAMY(P.T) | JP | 22.2% |
| BASAVANA BAGEVADI | SRIRANGADEVARAYALU | INC | 1.1% |
| BASAVANAGUDI | GOUDA NARAYAN HOLIYAPPA | JP | 12.7% |
| BELGAUM DAKSHIN | MALIKAYYA GUTTEDAR | INC | 26.5% |
| BELGAUM RURAL | VISHWANATH PATIL HEBBAL | JP | 7.4% |
| BELGAUM UTTAR | K.B. SHANAPPA | CPI | 0.1% |
| BELLARY | M VARDEGOWDA | JP | 11.4% |
| BELLARY CITY | PUTTASWAMY GOWDA | JP | 2.6% |
| BELTHANGADY | MALLAPPA LAXMAN MUTTENNAVAR | JP | 6.6% |
| BHADRAVATI | K. J. RAMASWAMY | JP | 10.7% |
| BHALKI | SOMLANAIKA | JP | 15.0% |
| BHATKAL | PROF. A. LAKSHMISAGAR | JP | 15.1% |
| BIDAR | G. RAMADAS | INC | 0.3% |
| BIDAR SOUTH | G. C. MANJUNATH | JP | 12.0% |
| BIJAPUR CITY | AGADI VIRUPAKSHAPPA SANGANNA | JP | 8.1% |
| BILGI | KRISHNAMURTHY | JP | 4.1% |
| BOMMANAHALLI | BELLAD CHANDRAKANT GURAPPA | IND | 2.0% |
| BYADGI | R ROSHAN BAIG | JP | 5.4% |
| BYATARAYANAPURA | H.G. GOVINDA GOWDA | JP | 0.1% |
| BYNDOOR | D.T. JAYAKUMAR | JP | 7.1% |
| C.V. RAMAN NAGAR | D.G. BASAVANAGOUDA | JP | 21.8% |
| CHALLAKERE | P. C. MUNISHAMAIAH | JP | 7.8% |
| CHAMARAJA | DESHAMUKH JAGADEVRAO SANGANA BASAPPA | JP | 37.2% |
| CHAMARAJANAGAR | KHED NINGAPPA SIDDAPPA | JP | 12.2% |
| CHAMRAJPET | KANADE GOPAL MUKUND | INC | 2.1% |
| CHAMUNDESHWARI | NANJAYYANAMATH SG | INC | 2.6% |
| CHANNAGIRI | KRISHNA | JP | 22.9% |
| CHANNAPATNA | KALAKOTI CC | JP | 13.9% |
| CHICKPET | RAMA NARAYAN NAIK | JP | 18.8% |
| CHIKKABALLAPUR | B. RAMANATH RAI | INC | 15.2% |
| CHIKKODI-SADALGA | KALYAN RAO SANGAPPA MOLKHERI | JP | 2.6% |
| CHIKMAGALUR | K. VENKATESH | JP | 12.3% |
| CHIKNAYAKANHALLI | B A JIVIJAYA | JP | 7.9% |
| CHINCHOLI | K. MALLAPPA | JP | 5.1% |
| CHINTAMANI | B. M. IDDINABBA | INC | 15.8% |
| CHITRADURGA | B N BACHEGOWDA | JP | 4.8% |
| CHITTAPUR | B.G. KOTRAPPA | JP | 5.8% |
| DASARAHALLI | SR LAXMAIAH | JP | 4.5% |
| DAVANAGERE NORTH | H.D. CHOUDAIAH | INC | 5.4% |
| DAVANAGERE SOUTH | A. S. BANDISIDDEGOWDA | JP | 7.6% |
| DEVADURGA | VEERANNA | JP | 18.5% |
| DEVANAHALLI | UPPIN BASAPPA ANDANEPPA | JP | 10.1% |
| DEVAR HIPPARGI | BASAVARAJ RAYAREDDI | JP | 9.8% |
| DHARWAD | T S MANI | CPM | 28.4% |
| DODDABALLAPUR | NEELAKANTAGOUDA VEERANAGOUDA PATIL | IND | 21.0% |
| GADAG | MUNISHAMAPPA S | JP | 12.8% |
| GANDHI NAGAR | B. SWAMY RAO | INC | 3.5% |
| GANGAWATI | B. S. CHANDRASHEKARAIAH | JP | 3.8% |
| GAURIBIDANUR | B. A. UMMARABBA | INC | 11.1% |
| GOKAK | MALI PATIL SHARAN BASAPPA | INC | 1.2% |
| GOVINDRAJ NAGAR | S. BANGARAPPA | INC | 35.1% |
| GUBBI | KARIGOWDA BV | JP | 13.5% |
| GULBARGA DAKSHIN | H EKANTHAIAH | JP | 15.3% |
| GULBARGA RURAL | B. M. THIPPEWAMY | JP | 0.4% |
| GULBARGA UTTAR | G. H. ASWATHA REDDY | INC | 2.3% |
| GUNDLUPET | BIRADAR MALLANAGOUDA DOULATARAYA | JP | 27.2% |
| GURMITKAL | BH YANKA NAIK | INC | 9.1% |
| HADAGALLI | B. BASAVALINGAPPA | INC | 7.0% |
| HAGARIBOMMANAHALLI | M SRINIVAS | JP | 10.8% |
| HALIYAL | RAGHUPATHY M | JP | 31.8% |
| HANGAL | RAMAKRISHNA HEGDE | JP | 53.5% |
| HANUR | USTAD MAHEBOOB PATELLADLEPATEL | INC | 1.3% |
| HARAPANAHALLI | B.SOMASHEKHAR | JP | 19.5% |
| HARIHAR | S.D. JAYARAM | JP | 5.5% |
| HASSAN | PATIL VASANTRAO PARASHRAM | IND | 27.4% |
| HAVERI | C. KANNAN | INC | 7.1% |
| HEBBAL | J. H. PATEL | JP | 4.2% |
| HEGGADADEVANKOTE | MANTUR GOOLAPPA VENKAPPA | JP | 0.3% |
| HIREKERUR | K.J GEORGE | INC | 7.7% |
| HIRIYUR | M.P. KESHAVA MURTHY | INC | 5.4% |
| HOLALKERE | B. APPAJIGOWDA | JP | 4.5% |
| HOLENARASIPUR | MANE RAJABHAU SHANKARRAO | IND | 16.6% |
| HOMNABAD | RAMAIAH R | INC | 10.1% |
| HONNALI | G. RAJUGOWDA | IND | 4.7% |
| HOSADURGA | H. T. KRISHNAPPA | JP | 34.9% |
| HOSAKOTE | SIDDANAGOUDRA PARVATAGOUDA CHANAVEERANAGOUDA | JP | 15.8% |
| HUBLI-DHARWAD- WEST | C. BYRE GOWDA | JP | 23.7% |
| HUBLI-DHARWAD-CENTRAL | K R SRINIVASAIAH | JP | 19.7% |
| HUBLI-DHARWAD-EAST | A. CHINNAPPA | JP | 37.8% |
| HUKKERI | VEERAYYA SWAMI MAHALINGAYYA | INC | 3.5% |
| HUNGUND | R.NARAYANAPPA | INC | 4.0% |
| HUNSUR | JAMKHANDI BHEEMAPPA GANGAPPA | JP | 21.7% |
| INDI | B. SIVARAMAREDDY | JP | 9.8% |
| JAGALUR | G. MADEGOWDA | INC | 1.0% |
| JAMKHANDI | MOHAMED ONER ABDUL RAHMAN | INC | 32.6% |
| JAYANAGAR | DESHPANDE R.V | JP | 6.0% |
| JEVARGI | BHUPATHI | JP | 21.3% |
| K.R.PURA | AMARNATH SHETTY | JP | 2.8% |
| KADUR | D. A. CHINNAPPA | INC | 8.4% |
| KAGWAD | MOHD LAIQUDDIN MOHD. BURHANUDDIN | INC | 5.7% |
| KALGHATGI | H.B. DYAVARAPPA | JP | 6.4% |
| KAMPLI | P.G.R. SINDHIA | JP | 33.6% |
| KANAKAGIRI | K. H. RAMAKRISHNAIAH | JP | 6.5% |
| KANAKAPURA | KALLOLEPPA SABANNA BEELAGI | JP | 16.5% |
| KAPU | K. S. NAGARATHANAMMA | INC | 28.5% |
| KARKAL | M. SHIVANNA | INC | 2.5% |
| KARWAR | M. S. KRISHNAN | CPI | 17.1% |
| KHANAPUR | CHANDRASHEKAR REDDYDESHMUKH MADNA | IND | 13.9% |
| KITTUR | DHARAM SINGH | INC | 8.0% |
| KOLAR | K PRATHAPCHANDRA SHETTY | INC | 12.7% |
| KOLAR GOLD FIELD | MANORAMA MADHVARAI | INC | 26.3% |
| KOLLEGAL | JIGAJINAGI RAMESH CHANDAPPA | JP | 20.1% |
| KOPPAL | CHANDRASHEKAR | JP | 10.2% |
| KORATAGERE | K .B. MALLAPPA | JP | 20.8% |
| KRISHNARAJA | KADAPATTI SHIVASANGAPPA SHIDDAPPA | JP | 6.8% |
| KRISHNARAJANAGARA | TUNGAL BABURADDI VENKAPPA | JP | 8.5% |
| KRISHNARAJPET | HIRERADDI BASAVANTAPPA BASAPPA | JP | 14.8% |
| KUDACHI | BASWARAJ HAVGEPPA PATEL | INC | 8.4% |
| KUDLIGI | GURUPRASAD B | JP | 25.4% |
| KUMTA | M.S. NARAYANA RAO | JP | 7.5% |
| KUNDAPURA | B. RACHAIAH | JP | 8.8% |
| KUNDGOL | R. VENKATARAMAIAH | CPM | 32.6% |
| KUNIGAL | NANJE GOWDA | JP | 30.0% |
| KUSHTAGI | SHIVANANJAPPA G S | INC | 9.2% |
| LINGSUGUR | LAKSHMINARASIMHAIAH | JP | 18.2% |
| MADDUR | HUMBARAWADI NAGAPPA SHIVALINGAPPA | JP | 24.3% |
| MADHUGIRI | VINAY KUMAR SORAKE | INC | 28.6% |
| MADIKERI | VASANTRAO LAKHAGOUDA PATIL | JP | 12.1% |
| MAGADI | B. G. BANAKAR | JP | 8.0% |
| MAHADEVAPURA | DESAI AB | JP | 16.8% |
| MAHALAKSHMI LAYOUT | P. B. ONKARAMURTHY | IND | 0.2% |
| MALAVALLI | BALIKAYAI THIPPANNA BASAVANAPPA | JP | 4.8% |
| MALLESHWARAM | NEELAKANTAPPA B.R | JP | 9.1% |
| MALUR | G. S. ACHAR | INC | 0.7% |
| MANDYA | DDODDAMETI JNANADEV SHIVANAGAPPA | JP | 18.7% |
| MANGALORE | VEERKUMAR APPASAHEB PATIL | INC | 61.6% |
| MANGALORE CITY NORTH | K.U.VISHWANATH | JP | 41.6% |
| MANGALORE CITY SOUTH | PATIL MELHARGOUDA SHANKARGOUDA | INC | 4.8% |
| MANVI | ASHOK RAJAVARDHAN | JP | 15.0% |
| MASKI | D. NAGARAJAIAH | JP | 13.8% |
| MAYAKONDA | K KEMPEGOWDA | IND | 0.6% |
| MELUKOTE | KRISTAGOUDA HANAMANTGOUDA PATIL | INC | 7.2% |
| MOLAKALMURU | R.L. JALAPPA | JP | 30.1% |
| MOODABIDRI | PATIL R. M. | JP | 9.1% |
| MUDDEBIHAL | PATIL MS | JP | 15.3% |
| MUDHOL | RAJA MADANGOPAL NAIK | INC | 2.1% |
| MUDIGERE | S. NANJAPPA | JP | 4.3% |
| MULBAGAL | VASANTH V.SALIAN | INC | 39.6% |
| NAGAMANGALA | MALLAPPA KARIVEERAPPA KULKARNI | INC | 0.9% |
| NAGTHAN | C. M. REVANASIDDAIAH | JP | 3.3% |
| NANJANGUD | DESAI RAVASAHEB TULASIGERAPPA | JP | 23.3% |
| NARASIMHARAJA | DESAI SHIVAPUTRAPPA MADIVALAPPA | JP | 6.2% |
| NARGUND | K M KRISHNA REDDY | JP | 9.1% |
| NAVALGUND | K R RAMESH KUMAR | JP | 8.7% |
| NELAMANGALA | C M UDASI | JP | 4.0% |
| NIPPANI | GURUPADAPPA NAGAMARPALLI | JP | 6.0% |
| PADMANABA NAGAR | AJJIBAL G. S. HEGDE | JP | 15.9% |
| PAVAGADA | KUSHALA K | INC | 1.3% |
| PERIYAPATNA | BAGALKOT GURUPADAPPA SHIVAPPA | JP | 8.7% |
| PULAKESHINAGAR | BASAVANNAPPA | JP | 4.0% |
| PUTTUR | SHANKUNTALA TUKKARAM CHAUGULE | JP | 9.2% |
| RAICHUR | C.N. BHASKARAPPA | JP | 16.4% |
| RAICHUR RURAL | B. L. GOWDA | JP | 16.5% |
| RAJAJI NAGAR | B. DHARMAPPA | JP | 2.5% |
| RAJARAJESHWARINAGAR | B. SHANKARA | IND | 5.4% |
| RAMANAGARAM | KRISHNAPPA KOLIWAD S/O BHEEMAPPA KOLIWAD | INC | 0.5% |
| RAMDURG | SHIVSHEKHARAPPAGOUDA SHIRWAL | INC | 8.8% |
| RANIBENNUR | JEEVARAJ ALVA | JP | 10.8% |
| RAYBAG | BASAVARAJ PATIL ATTUR | JP | 10.1% |
| RON | B NARAYANA SWAMY | INC | 3.5% |
| SAGAR | SIDDARAMAIAH | JP | 10.7% |
| SAKLESHPUR | SHIVAPUTHRAPPA CHANBASAPPA MALAGI | JP | 2.0% |
| SANDUR | H. G. CHANNAPPA | JP | 11.4% |
| SARVAGNANAGAR | SALERA S. SIDDAPPA | IND | 2.8% |
| SAUNDATTI YELLAMMA | VISHWANATH REDDY | JP | 7.9% |
| SEDAM | PAMPAPATHI | CPI | 5.1% |
| SHAHAPUR | K.V. RAVINDRANATH BABU | INC | 5.1% |
| SHANTI NAGAR | PATAMAKKI RATHNAKARA | INC | 0.1% |
| SHIGGAON | M. CHANDRA SEKHAR | JP | 16.0% |
| SHIKARIPURA | K. KEMPEERE GOWDA | JP | 30.3% |
| SHIMOGA | DR. H C MAHADEVAPPA | JP | 15.0% |
| SHIMOGA RURAL | B. BASAVAIAH | JP | 1.9% |
| SHIRAHATTI | K. M. MUNIYAPPA | JP | 18.1% |
| SHIVAJINAGAR | K. H. SREENIVASA | INC | 12.5% |
| SHORAPUR | N.T. BOMMANNA | INC | 7.5% |
| SHRAVANABELAGOLA | C.M. MAMANI | IND | 18.8% |
| SHRIRANGAPATTANA | BASAVARADDI RANGARADDI YAVAGAL | JP | 38.1% |
| SIDLAGHATTA | BLASIUS M.DSOUZA | INC | 15.9% |
| SINDGI | M. RAMAPPA | INC | 5.2% |
| SINDHANUR | Y.K. RAMAIAH | JP | 32.4% |
| SIRA | B.D. BASAVARAJU | JP | 25.1% |
| SIRSI | NARAYANA KUMAR G | JP | 2.8% |
| SIRUGUPPA | H. D. DEVEGOWDA | JP | 20.6% |
| SORAB | MUKTHAR UNNISA | INC | 7.9% |
| SRINGERI | H. L. THIMMEGOWDA | JP | 3.2% |
| SRINIVASPUR | ADYANTHAYA N.M. | INC | 10.5% |
| SULLIA | GHEWARI MARUTI GANGAPPA | JP | 3.6% |
| T.NARASIPUR | BASANGOUDA MALLANGOUDA PATIL | INC | 1.7% |
| TARIKERE | SUMA VASANTH | INC | 16.9% |
| TERDAL | A. PUSHPAVATI | JP | 3.7% |
| TIPTUR | KUMARASWAMY H.K | JP | 20.6% |
| TIRTHAHALLI | M. VEDANTHA HEMMIGE | JP | 15.7% |
| TUMKUR CITY | N. GANGADHAR | JP | 6.2% |
| TUMKUR RURAL | H. D. DEVEGOWDA | JP | 3.8% |
| TURUVEKERE | D. B. GANGADHARAPA | IND | 7.2% |
| UDUPI | S. PUTTASWAMY | INC | 9.4% |
| VARUNA | PATIL KUMARGOUDA ADIVEPPAGOUDA | JP | 9.9% |
| VIJAY NAGAR | B S YADIYURAPPA | BJP | 15.8% |
| VIJAYANAGARA | A.KRISHNAPPA | INC | 0.1% |
| VIRAJPET | LEELADEVI R PRASAD | JP | 14.7% |
| YADGIR | M P PRAKASH | JP | 20.6% |
| YELAHANKA | M. VEERAPPA MOILY | INC | 8.2% |
| YELBURGA | LAKAPPA B | INC | 3.9% |
| YELLAPUR | MOHAMMAD MOIENUDDIN | JP | 10.0% |
| YEMKANMARDI | S.K.KANTA | JP | 1.2% |
| YESHVANTHAPURA | B.B.NINGAIAH | JP | 0.1% |